evil eye

noun

Definition of evil eyenext
as in pox

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  1. pox
  2. voodoo
  3. curse
  4. spell
Noun
  • Witnesses recall seeing sufferers with so many pox on their faces that their features were no longer identifiable.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Importing live animals from Greece was banned after a separate disease – goat pox – was detected last October.
    Harriet Marsden, The Week UK, theweek, 7 Aug. 2024
Definition of pox
Noun
  • Just last week, a gang leader ordered the slaughter of more than 200 people in one of Port-au-Prince’s poorest neighborhoods in an attack that targeted voodoo priests.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The origin story centers on Kraven's upbringing under a ruthless crime lord dad (Russell Crowe) and journey to become the world's greatest hunter, with Ariana DeBose as voodoo priestess Calypso and Alessandro Nivola as villainous Rhino.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of voodoo
Noun
  • Financial Education Is Wealth The third-generation wealth curse often befalls families where younger generations, especially grandchildren, are detached from how their predecessors went about building wealth.
    Next Avenue, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • For high-achieving professionals, especially those who are naturally more sensitive and perceptive, emotional investment in work can be both a blessing and a curse.
    Melody Wilding, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of curse
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  • These trivia quizzes challenge your knowledge of the magical world of spells, creatures, and artifacts.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Intel used every trick in its spell book but even that wasn't enough.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of spell
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